NRS 656.150 Application
for certificate; passage of examination and payment of fee required for
issuance.

NRS 656.155 Payment
of child support: Submission of certain information by applicant; grounds for
denial of license or certificate; duty of Board. [Effective until the date of
the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to
establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional,
occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for
noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support
proceedings.]

NRS 656.155 Payment
of child support: Submission of certain information by applicant; grounds for
denial of license or certificate; duty of Board. [Effective on the date of the
repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish
procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional,
occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for
noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support
proceedings and expires by limitation 2 years after that date.]

NRS 656.205 Continuing
education programs developed and conducted by Board; reasonable fee; Board
prohibited from refusing to renew or restore certificate for failure to attend
program developed and conducted by Board.

NRS 656.253 Denial,
suspension or revocation of certificate or license.

NRS 656.255 Suspension
of license or certificate for failure to pay child support or comply with
certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license or certificate.
[Effective until 2 years after the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the
federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding,
suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational
licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain
processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

NRS 656.030Definitions.As
used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. “Board” means the Certified Court
Reporters’ Board of Nevada.

2. “Certificate” means a certified court
reporter’s certificate issued under the provisions of this chapter.

3. “Certified court reporter” or “court
reporter” means a person who is technically qualified and registered under this
chapter to practice court reporting.

4. “Court reporting firm” means a person
who, for compensation, provides or arranges for the services of a court
reporter or provides referral services for court reporters in this State.

5. “Designated representative of a court
reporting firm” means the person designated to act as the representative of a
court reporting firm pursuant to NRS 656.186.

6. “Distance education program” means a
program that offers instruction which is delivered by the Internet in such a
manner that the person supervising or providing the instruction and the person
receiving the instruction are separated geographically for a majority of the
time during which the instruction is delivered.

7. “License” means a license issued under
the provisions of this chapter to conduct business as a court reporting firm.

8. “Licensee” means a person to whom a
license has been issued.

9. “Practice of court reporting” means
reporting, in this State, by the use of voice writing or any system of manual
or mechanical shorthand writing:

(a) Grand jury proceedings;

(b) Court proceedings, with the exception of
proceedings before a federal court;

(c) Pretrial examinations, depositions, motions
and related proceedings of like character; or

(d) Proceedings of any agency if the final
decision of the agency with reference thereto is subject to judicial review.

10. “Stenographic notes” means:

(a) The original manually or mechanically
produced notes in shorthand or shorthand writing taken by a court reporter
while in attendance at a proceeding to report the proceeding; or

(b) The record produced by the use of voice
writing by a court reporter while in attendance at a proceeding.

11. “Voice writing” means the making of a
verbatim record of a proceeding by repeating the words of the speaker into a
device that is capable of:

(a) Digitally translating the words into text; or

(b) Making a tape or digital recording of those
words.

Ê The term
includes, without limitation, stenomasking, verbatim reporting and other
similar titles.

(a) A salary of not more than $150 per day, as
fixed by the Board, while engaged in the business of the Board; and

(b) A per diem allowance and travel expenses at a
rate fixed by the Board, while engaged in the business of the Board. The rate
must not exceed the rate provided for state officers and employees generally.

2. While engaged in the business of the
Board, each employee of the Board is entitled to receive a per diem allowance
and travel expenses at a rate fixed by the Board. The rate must not exceed the
rate provided for state officers and employees generally.

3. The expenses of the members and
employees of the Board and the expenses of the Board must be paid from the fees
collected pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, and the expenses must not
exceed the amount so collected.

1. The Board shall keep a full and
accurate record of its official actions and all proceedings, and of all
resolutions, regulations and orders issued or adopted.

2. Except as otherwise provided by law, the
records of the Board shall be open to inspection by the public.

3. The Board shall, on or before December
1 of each year, submit to the Governor a full and true report of its
transactions during the preceding year. The report shall include a complete statement
of the receipts and expenditures of the Board during the period.

(Added to NRS by 1973, 1316)

NRS 656.105Confidentiality of certain records of Board; exceptions.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this
section and NRS 239.0115, a complaint
filed with the Board, all documents and other information filed with the
complaint and all documents and other information compiled as a result of an
investigation conducted to determine whether to initiate disciplinary action
against a person are confidential, unless the person submits a written
statement to the Board requesting that such documents and information be made
public records.

2. The charging documents filed with the
Board to initiate disciplinary action pursuant to chapter 622A of NRS and all documents and
information considered by the Board when determining whether to impose
discipline are public records.

3. An order that imposes discipline and
the findings of fact and conclusions of law supporting that order are public
records.

4. The provisions of this section do not
prohibit the Board from communicating or cooperating with or providing any
documents or other information to any other licensing board or any other agency
that is investigating a person, including, without limitation, a law
enforcement agency.

NRS 656.110Duty to administer chapter; power to appoint committees and
employ persons; expenditures.

1. The Board shall administer the
provisions of this chapter.

2. The Board may appoint such committees
as it considers necessary or proper, and may employ, prescribe the duties of
and fix the salary of an Executive Secretary who may be employed on a part-time
or full-time basis, and may also employ such other persons as may be necessary.

3. All expenditures described in this
section must be paid from the fees collected under this chapter.

NRS 656.140Board to aid profession.The
Board may aid in all matters pertaining to the advancement of the practice of
court reporting, including but not limited to all matters that may advance the
professional interests of certified court reporters and such matters as concern
their relations with the public.

NRS 656.150Application for certificate; passage of examination and payment
of fee required for issuance.

1. Each applicant for a certificate must
file an application with the Executive Secretary of the Board at least 30 days
before the date fixed for examination. The application must be accompanied by
the required fee and all information required to complete the application.

2. No certificate may be issued until the
applicant has passed the examination prescribed by the Board and paid the fee
as provided in NRS 656.220.

NRS 656.155Payment of child support: Submission of certain information by
applicant; grounds for denial of license or certificate; duty of Board.
[Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law
requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and
restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child
support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to
paternity or child support proceedings.]

1. In addition to any other requirements
set forth in this chapter:

(a) An applicant for the issuance of a license or
certificate shall include the social security number of the applicant in the
application submitted to the Board.

(b) An applicant for the issuance or renewal of a
license or certificate shall submit to the Board the statement prescribed by
the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of Health and
Human Services pursuant to NRS 425.520.
The statement must be completed and signed by the applicant.

2. The Board shall include the statement
required pursuant to subsection 1 in:

(a) The application or any other forms that must
be submitted for the issuance or renewal of the license or certificate; or

(b) A separate form prescribed by the Board.

3. A license or certificate may not be
issued or renewed by the Board if the applicant:

(a) Fails to submit the statement required
pursuant to subsection 1; or

(b) Indicates on the statement submitted pursuant
to subsection 1 that the applicant is subject to a court order for the support
of a child and is not in compliance with the order or a plan approved by the
district attorney or other public agency enforcing the order for the repayment
of the amount owed pursuant to the order.

4. If an applicant indicates on the
statement submitted pursuant to subsection 1 that the applicant is subject to a
court order for the support of a child and is not in compliance with the order
or a plan approved by the district attorney or other public agency enforcing
the order for the repayment of the amount owed pursuant to the order, the Board
shall advise the applicant to contact the district attorney or other public
agency enforcing the order to determine the actions that the applicant may take
to satisfy the arrearage.

NRS 656.155Payment of child support:
Submission of certain information by applicant; grounds for denial of license
or certificate; duty of Board. [Effective on the date of the repeal of 42
U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for
withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and
recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with
certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings and
expires by limitation 2 years after that date.]

1. In addition to any other requirements
set forth in this chapter, an applicant for the issuance or renewal of a
license or certificate shall submit to the Board the statement prescribed by
the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of Health and
Human Services pursuant to NRS 425.520.
The statement must be completed and signed by the applicant.

2. The Board shall include the statement
required pursuant to subsection 1 in:

(a) The application or any other forms that must
be submitted for the issuance or renewal of the license or certificate; or

(b) A separate form prescribed by the Board.

3. A license or certificate may not be
issued or renewed by the Board if the applicant:

(a) Fails to submit the statement required
pursuant to subsection 1; or

(b) Indicates on the statement submitted pursuant
to subsection 1 that the applicant is subject to a court order for the support
of a child and is not in compliance with the order or a plan approved by the
district attorney or other public agency enforcing the order for the repayment
of the amount owed pursuant to the order.

4. If an applicant indicates on the
statement submitted pursuant to subsection 1 that the applicant is subject to a
court order for the support of a child and is not in compliance with the order
or a plan approved by the district attorney or other public agency enforcing
the order for the repayment of the amount owed pursuant to the order, the Board
shall advise the applicant to contact the district attorney or other public
agency enforcing the order to determine the actions that the applicant may take
to satisfy the arrearage.

(Added to NRS by 1997, 2185; A 2001, 1009; 2005, 2802, 2807, 2811,
effective on the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring
each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting
the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support
arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity
or child support proceedings)

NRS 656.160Examination of applicant.

1. Every person who files an application
for an original certificate must personally appear before the Board for an
examination and the answering of such questions as may be prepared by the Board
to enable it to determine the trustworthiness of the applicant and his or her
competency to engage in the practice of court reporting in such a manner as to
safeguard the interests of the public.

2. In determining competency, the Board
shall administer an examination to determine whether the applicant has:

(a) A good understanding of the English language,
including reading, spelling, vocabulary, and medical and legal terminology;

(b) Sufficient ability to report accurately any
of the matters comprising the practice of court reporting consisting of
material read at not less than 180 words per minute or more than 225 words per
minute; and

(c) A clear understanding of the obligations owed
by a court reporter to the parties in any reported proceedings and the obligations
created by the provisions of this chapter and any regulation adopted pursuant
to this chapter.

1. Examinations must be held not less than
twice a year at such times and places as the Board may designate.

2. No person may be admitted to the
examination unless the person first presents satisfactory evidence to the Board
that he or she has:

(a) Received a passing grade on the National
Court Reporters Association’s examination for registered professional
reporters, if the Board has approved the examination;

(b) Received a passing grade on the National
Verbatim Reporters Association’s examination for certified verbatim reporters,
if the Board has approved the examination;

(c) Completed course work at a school for court
reporters or completed course work offered through a distance education program
for court reporters in English grammar, reading, spelling and vocabulary,
medical and legal terminology, transcription and computer-aided transcription,
reporting procedures and court reporting at 200 words per minute with an
accuracy of 95 percent;

(d) A certificate as a registered professional
reporter, registered merit reporter, certified CART provider, certified
broadcast captioner or certified realtime reporter from the National Court
Reporters Association, if the Board has approved each such certificate;

(e) A certificate as a certified verbatim
reporter, realtime verbatim reporter, registered CART provider or registered
broadcast captioner or a certificate of merit from the National Verbatim
Reporters Association, if the Board has approved each such certificate;

(f) A valid certificate or license to practice
court reporting issued by another state; or

(g) One year of continuous experience as a
full-time court reporter using voice writing or any system of manual or
mechanical shorthand writing.

1. It is unlawful for any person to
conduct business as a court reporting firm or to advertise or put out any sign
or card or other device which may indicate to members of the public that he or
she is entitled to conduct such a business without first obtaining a license
from the Board.

2. Each applicant for a license as a court
reporting firm must file an application with the Executive Secretary of the
Board on a form prescribed by the Board.

3. The application must:

(a) Include the federal identification number of
the applicant;

(b) Include the name of the person who will be
appointed as the designated representative of the court reporting firm and such
other identifying information about that person as required by the Board;

(c) Be accompanied by the required fee; and

(d) Include all information required to complete
the application.

4. To obtain a license pursuant to this
section, an applicant need not hold a certificate of registration as a
certified court reporter.

1. Each court reporting firm shall appoint
one person affiliated with the court reporting firm to act as the designated
representative for the firm. The person so appointed must:

(a) Hold a certificate; or

(b) Pass an examination administered by the Board
pursuant to subsection 2.

2. The Board shall administer an
examination to determine whether a designated representative of a court
reporting firm understands:

(a) The ethics and professionalism required for
the practice of court reporting; and

(b) The obligations owed by a court reporter to
the parties in any reported proceedings and the obligations created by the
provisions of this chapter and any regulation adopted thereto.

3. The Board may adopt regulations to
carry out the provisions of this section and to establish additional subject
areas to be included in the examination administered by the Board pursuant to
this section.

1. A license as a court reporting firm expires
on June 30 of each year and may be renewed if, before that date, the licensee
submits to the Board:

(a) An application for renewal on a form
prescribed by the Board;

(b) If the designated representative of a court
reporting firm does not hold a certificate, evidence that the designated
representative of the court reporting firm has completed the requirements for
continuing education established by the Board;

(c) The required fee for renewal; and

(d) All information required to complete the
renewal.

2. The Board shall adopt regulations
requiring a designated representative of a court reporting firm who does not
hold a certificate to participate in continuing education or training as a
condition to the renewal or reinstatement of a license of a licensee. If a
designated representative of a court reporting firm fails to comply with such
requirements, the Board may suspend or revoke the license of the licensee.

3. A license that expires pursuant to the
provisions of this section may be reinstated if the applicant:

(c) Submit evidence to the Board of completion of
the requirements for continuing education established by the Board; and

(d) Submit all information required to complete
the renewal.

2. The Board shall adopt regulations
requiring court reporters to participate in continuing education or training as
a prerequisite to the renewal or restoration of a certificate. If a court
reporter fails to comply with the requirements, the Board may suspend or revoke
his or her certificate.

3. The failure of any court reporter to
submit all information required to complete the renewal or pay in advance the
annual renewal fee which may be fixed by the Board as necessary to defray the
expense of administering the provisions of this chapter results in the suspension
of the reporter’s right to engage in the practice of court reporting. The
suspension must not be terminated until all required information has been
submitted and all delinquent fees have been paid.

4. A court reporter whose certificate of
registration has been suspended because of failure to submit all required
information or pay the renewal fee:

(a) May within 2 years thereafter have the
certificate reinstated without examination upon submission of all required
information and payment of the fees set forth in paragraph (e) of subsection 1
of NRS 656.220.

(b) While he or she was on active military duty
or in training before induction, may have the certificate renewed without
payment of any fee if he or she files an application for renewal, an affidavit
of such service with the Board within 2 years after the termination of the
service and all information required to complete the renewal.

NRS 656.205Continuing education programs developed and conducted by Board;
reasonable fee; Board prohibited from refusing to renew or restore certificate
for failure to attend program developed and conducted by Board.

1. The Board may:

(a) Develop and conduct programs of continuing
education relating to the practice of court reporting.

(b) Charge and collect a reasonable fee from
persons who attend such a program.

2. The Board shall not refuse to renew or
restore the certificate of a court reporter who does not attend such a program
but who otherwise complies with the requirements for continuing education
prescribed by the Board.

1. The fees required by this chapter are
fixed by the following schedule:

(a) The fee for filing an application for an
examination must be fixed by the Board annually at not more than $250 and not
less than $90.

(b) The fee for the original issuance of a
certificate must be fixed by the Board annually at not more than $250 and not
less than $150.

(c) For a certificate issued after July 1, 1973,
the fee is an amount equal to the renewal fee in effect on the last regular
renewal date before the date on which the certificate is issued, except that if
the certificate will expire less than 1 year after its issuance, then the fee
is 50 percent of the renewal fee in effect on the last regular renewal date
before the date on which the certificate is issued. The Board may by regulation
provide for the waiver or refund of the initial certificate fee if the
certificate is issued less than 45 days before the date on which it will
expire.

(d) The annual renewal fee for a certificate must
be fixed by the Board annually at not more than $250 and not less than $150.
Every holder of a certificate desiring renewal must pay the annual renewal fee
to the Board on or before May 15 of each year.

(e) For the renewal of a certificate which was
suspended for failure to renew, the fee is an amount equal to all unpaid
renewal fees accrued plus a reinstatement fee that must be fixed by the Board
annually at not more than $125 and not less than $75.

(f) The fee for the original issuance of a
license as a court reporting firm is $250.

(g) The fee for the annual renewal of a license
as a court reporting firm is $175.

(h) The fee for the reinstatement of a license as
a court reporting firm is $175.

2. In addition to the fees set forth in
subsection 1, the Board may charge and collect a fee for the expedited
processing of a request or for any other incidental service it provides. The
fee must not exceed the cost incurred by the Board to provide the service.

NRS 656.230Deposit and use of Board’s money.All
money coming into the possession of the Board must be kept or deposited by the
Executive Secretary of the Board in banks, credit unions or savings and loan
institutions in the State of Nevada to be expended for payment of compensation
and expenses of Board members and for other necessary or proper purposes in the
administration of this chapter.

NRS 656.240Grounds for denial, suspension or revocation of certificate or
license: False representation; contempt of court; conviction of certain crimes.The Board may refuse to issue or to renew or
may suspend or revoke any certificate or license for any one or a combination
of the following causes:

1. If the applicant or court reporter has
by false representation obtained or sought to obtain a certificate or license
for himself or herself or any other person.

2. If the applicant or court reporter has
been found in contempt of court, arising out of his or her conduct in
performing or attempting to perform any act as a court reporter.

3. If the applicant or court reporter has
been convicted of a crime related to the qualifications, functions and
responsibilities of a certified or licensed court reporter.

4. If the applicant or court reporter has
been convicted of any offense involving moral turpitude.

Ê The judgment
of conviction or a certified copy of the judgment is conclusive evidence of
conviction of an offense.

NRS 656.250Grounds for denial, suspension or revocation of certificate or
license: Miscellaneous grounds.The
Board may refuse to issue or renew or may suspend or revoke any certificate or
license if the court reporter in performing or attempting to perform or
pretending to perform any act as a court reporter has:

1. Willfully failed to take full and
accurate stenographic notes of any proceedings;

2. Willfully altered any stenographic
notes taken at any proceedings;

3. Willfully failed accurately to
transcribe verbatim any stenographic notes taken at any proceedings;

4. Willfully altered a transcript of
stenographic notes taken at any proceedings;

5. Affixed his or her signature to any
transcript of his or her stenographic notes or certified to the correctness of
such a transcript unless the transcript was prepared by the court reporter or
was prepared under the court reporter’s immediate supervision;

6. Demonstrated unworthiness or
incompetency to act as a court reporter in such a manner as to safeguard the
interests of the public;

7. Professionally associated with or
loaned his or her name to another for the illegal practice by another of court
reporting, or professionally associated with any natural person, firm,
copartnership or corporation holding itself out in any manner contrary to the
provisions of this chapter;

8. Habitually been intemperate in the use
of intoxicating liquor or controlled substances;

9. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 10, willfully violated any of the provisions of this chapter or the
regulations adopted by the Board to enforce this chapter;

10. Violated any regulation adopted by the
Board relating to:

(a) Unprofessional conduct;

(b) Agreements for the provision of ongoing
services as a court reporter or ongoing services which relate to the practice
of court reporting;

(c) The avoidance of a conflict of interest; or

(d) The performance of the practice of court
reporting in a uniform, fair and impartial manner and avoiding the appearance
of impropriety.

11. Failed within a reasonable time to
provide information requested by the Board as the result of a formal or informal
complaint to the Board, which would indicate a violation of this chapter; or

12. Failed without excuse to transcribe
stenographic notes of a proceeding and file or deliver to an ordering party a
transcript of the stenographic notes:

(a) Within the time required by law or agreed to
by verbal or written contract;

NRS 656.253Denial, suspension or revocation of certificate or license.The Board may refuse to issue or renew or may
suspend or revoke a certificate or license if, after notice and a hearing as
required by law, the Board determines that the licensee or certificate holder
has committed any of the acts set forth in NRS 656.240
or 656.250.

NRS 656.255Suspension of license or certificate for failure to pay child
support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license
or certificate. [Effective until 2 years after the date of the repeal of 42
U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for
withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and
recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with
certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

1. If the Board receives a copy of a court
order issued pursuant to NRS 425.540
that provides for the suspension of all professional, occupational and recreational
licenses, certificates and permits issued to a person who is the holder of a
license or certificate issued pursuant to this chapter, the Board shall deem
the license or certificate issued to that person to be suspended at the end of
the 30th day after the date on which the court order was issued unless the
Board receives a letter issued to the holder of the license or certificate by
the district attorney or other public agency pursuant to NRS 425.550 stating that the holder of the
license or certificate has complied with the subpoena or warrant or has
satisfied the arrearage pursuant to NRS
425.560.

2. The Board shall reinstate a license or
certificate issued pursuant to this chapter that has been suspended by a
district court pursuant to NRS 425.540
if the Board receives a letter issued by the district attorney or other public
agency pursuant to NRS 425.550 to the
person whose license or certificate was suspended stating that the person whose
license or certificate was suspended has complied with the subpoena or warrant
or has satisfied the arrearage pursuant to NRS
425.560.

1. In addition to or in lieu of
suspending, revoking or refusing to issue or renew the certificate of a court
reporter or the license of a court reporting firm pursuant to NRS 656.240, 656.250 or 656.253, the Board may, by a majority vote:

(a) Place the court reporter or court reporting
firm on probation for a period not to exceed 1 year; or

(b) Impose an administrative fine against the
court reporter or court reporting firm in an amount not to exceed $5,000 for
each violation for which the administrative fine is imposed.

2. Any penalty imposed pursuant to this
section must be imposed by the Board at a hearing conducted pursuant to chapter 622A of NRS.

NRS 656.260Holder of license or certificate to notify Board of change of
name or address; court reporting firm to report certain changes to Board;
penalty.

1. A holder of a license or certificate
shall notify the Chair or Executive Secretary of the Board in writing within 30
days after changing his or her name or address.

2. Any change of ownership or corporate
officers of a court reporting firm or of the designated representative of the
court reporting firm must be reported to the Chair or Executive Secretary
within 30 days after the change.

3. The Board may suspend or revoke a
license or certificate if the holder thereof fails so to notify the Board.

NRS 656.270Suspension of license or certificate for mental illness.The entry of a decree by a court of competent
jurisdiction establishing the mental illness of any person holding a license or
certificate under this chapter operates as a suspension of the license or
certificate. Such a person may resume his or her business or practice only upon
a finding by the Board that the holder of the license or certificate has been
determined to be recovered from mental illness by a court of competent
jurisdiction and upon the Board’s recommendation that the holder be permitted
to resume his or her business or practice.

NRS 656.280Investigations; procedure upon refusal to issue certificate or
license.

1. The Board may upon its own motion and
shall upon the verified complaint in writing of any person setting forth facts
which if proven would constitute grounds for refusal, suspension or revocation
of a certificate or license or other disciplinary action as set forth in NRS 656.240 to 656.300,
inclusive, investigate the actions of a current or former certificate holder or
licensee, including a firm or any other person who applies for, or holds or
represents that he or she or the firm holds a license or certificate.

2. The Board shall, before refusing to
issue any license or certificate, notify the applicant in writing of the
reasons for the refusal. The notice must be served by delivery personally to
the applicant or by mailing by registered or certified mail to the last known
place of business of the applicant.

3. The time set in the notice must not be
less than 10 nor more than 30 days after delivery or mailing.

1. The Board may subpoena and bring before
it any person in this State and take testimony orally or by deposition, or
both, with the same fees and mileage and in the same manner as prescribed in
civil cases in courts of this State.

2. Any district court, upon the
application of the accused or complainant or of the Board may, by order,
require the attendance of witnesses and the production of relevant books and
papers before the Board in any hearing relative to the application for or
refusal, recall, suspension or revocation of a license or certificate, and the
court may compel obedience to its order by proceedings for contempt.

3. At any time after the suspension of any
license or certificate, the Board may restore it to the accused without
examination upon unanimous vote by the Board.

4. In a manner consistent with the
provisions of chapter 622A of NRS, after
the revocation of any license or certificate, the Board may reinstate the
license or certificate without examination upon unanimous vote by the Board.

NRS 656.300Practice without certificate and conducting business without
license declared public nuisance; injunctive relief; apportionment of costs.

1. The practice of court reporting by any
person who has not been issued a certificate or whose certificate has been
suspended or revoked, or conducting a business as a court reporting firm
without first obtaining a license therefor or with a suspended or revoked
license, is hereby declared to be inimical to public health and welfare and to
constitute a public nuisance. The Attorney General of the State of Nevada, the
district attorney of any county in the State or any resident may maintain an
action in the name of the State of Nevada perpetually to enjoin any person from
so unlawfully practicing court reporting, or unlawfully conducting business as
a court reporting firm, and from doing, committing or continuing such an
unlawful act.

2. In all proceedings under this section,
the court may apportion the costs among the parties interested in the suit,
including the costs of filing the complaint, service of process, witness fees
and expenses, charges for a court reporter and reasonable attorney’s fees.

3. The proceeding authorized by this
section is in addition to and not in lieu of criminal prosecutions or
proceedings to revoke or suspend licenses or certificates as authorized by this
chapter.

NRS 656.310Use of certain designation and abbreviation; inclusion of
certificate number on transcripts and business cards.

1. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 2, each person to whom a valid existing certificate of registration
as a certified court reporter has been issued under this chapter:

(a) Must be designated as a certified court
reporter;

(b) May, in connection with his or her practice
of court reporting, use the abbreviation “C.C.R.”; and

(c) Shall not, in connection with his or her
practice of court reporting, use the abbreviation “C.C.R.-V.”

2. Each person to whom a valid existing
certificate of registration as a certified court reporter has been issued under
this chapter and who has only passed the portion of the examination required
pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of NRS
656.160 through the use of voice writing:

(a) Must be designated as a certified court
reporter-voice writer;

(b) May, in connection with his or her practice
of court reporting, use the abbreviation “C.C.R.-V.”;

(c) Shall not, in connection with his or her
practice of court reporting, use the abbreviation “C.C.R.”; and

(d) Shall engage in the practice of court
reporting only through the use of voice writing.

3. No person other than the holder of a
valid existing certificate of registration under this chapter may use the title
or designation of “certified court reporter,” “certified court reporter-voice
writer,” “C.C.R.” or “C.C.R.-V.,” either directly or indirectly, in connection
with his or her profession or business.

4. Every holder of a certificate shall
place the number of the certificate:

(a) On the cover page and certificate page of all
transcripts of proceedings; and

NRS 656.320Court reporters must hold current certificate.No person may be appointed to the position of
official reporter of any court in this state except a court reporter who holds
a current and valid certificate under the provisions of this chapter.

NRS 656.330Certification prerequisite to action for compensation for
services.No action or suit may be
instituted, nor recovery therein be had, in any court of this state by any
person for compensation for any act done or service rendered, the doing or
rendering of which is prohibited under the provisions of this chapter.

(Added to NRS by 1973, 1321)

NRS 656.335Court reporter to retain certain notes for 8 years.A court reporter shall retain his or her
notes, whether or not transcribed, for 8 years if they concern any matter
subject to judicial review. These notes must be kept in a manner which is
reasonably secure against theft, tampering or accidental destruction.

1. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 2, it is unlawful for any person to practice court reporting or
advertise or put out any sign or card or other device which might indicate to
the public that the person is entitled to practice as a court reporter without
a certificate of registration as a certified court reporter issued by the
Board.

2. Any person may, with the approval of
the Board, practice court reporting on a temporary basis when there is an
acknowledged unavailability of a certified court reporter. A person requesting
the approval of the Board to practice court reporting on a temporary basis
shall submit to the Board:

(a) Documentation or other proof that the person
has at least one continuous year of experience working full-time in the
practice of court reporting; and

(b) A copy of:

(1) The certification as a registered
professional reporter issued to the person by the National Court Reporters
Association;

(2) The certification as a registered
merit reporter issued to the person by the National Court Reporters
Association; or

(3) A valid certificate or license to
practice court reporting issued to the person by another state.

NRS 656.350Penalty for violation of chapter.A
violation of any provision of this chapter is a misdemeanor.

(Added to NRS by 1973, 1321)

NRS 656.360Civil penalty for violation of chapter; hearing.In addition to any other penalty provided by
law, a person who violates any provision of this chapter or any regulation
adopted by the Board is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 for
each violation. Any such penalty must be imposed by the Board:

1. If the person is a certified court
reporter or court reporting firm, at a hearing conducted pursuant to the
provisions of chapter 622A of NRS.

2. If the person is not a licensee, at a
hearing for which written notice has been given not less than 30 days before
the hearing.